Today’s front pages
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SpainUnemployment factory
According to figures from Eurostat, unemployment throughout the eurozone reached a record high in February of this year — 10.8% of the working population — a level not seen since 1999. Half of Europe’s new jobless are in Spain, where unprecedented unemployment in the under-25 age group now exceeds 50%.
Original article in El Periódico de Catalunya es LinkEl Periódico de Catalunya Barcelona -
SpainRajoy to introduce more reforms: “There is no alternative”
The government leader has warned that without further austerity measures, Spain runs the risk of European intervention.
Original article in La Vanguardia es LinkLa Vanguardia Barcelona -
PortugalYouth unemployment triples in one year
At a time when national unemployment stands at 15%, the rate of joblessness among the under-25s has reached 35.4%.
Original article in Jornal de Notícias pt LinkJornal de Notícias Porto -
HungarySchmitt admits he will have to go
Accused of plagiarising his doctoral thesis, President Pál Schmitt has now resigned after weeks of controversy, which was beginning to have a negative impact on his close collaborator, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Original article in Népszava hu LinkNépszava Budapest -
Germany-SwitzerlandExperts say tax inspectors acted illegally
According to several lawyers, the three tax inspectors mandated by the regional government of North-Rhine Westphalia to investigate tax evasion using accounts in Switzerland, for whom Berne issued an arrest warrant for “economic espionage”, broke German law when they bought data giving details about customers at the Swiss bank UBS.
Original article in Tages-Anzeiger de LinkTages-Anzeiger Zurich -
United Kingdom-ArgentinaHalf a world apart, 30 years on, two nations remember their dead
Britain and Argentina separately marked the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War yesterday amid renewed tension between the two countries over the fate of the South Atlantic islands.
Original article in The Independent en LinkThe Independent London -
Argentina-United KingdomCristina pledges to preserve islanders’ rights
Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner marked the 30th anniversary of the Guerra de las Malvinas with a speech that reiterated her country’s claims over the archipelago.
Original article in Clarín es LinkClarín Buenos Aires
